Reports indicate efforts may be near collapse as terror group refuses Israeli demand to free at least 5 living hostages in return for truce's extension The post Netanyahu holds discussions on Gaza ceasefire as talks with Hamas appear deadlocked appeared first on The Times of Israel.

The Palestinian militant group said in a statement Friday it has accepted a new proposal by mediators of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, agreeing to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four other hostage dual nationals who died in captivity.

An Israeli delegation in Cairo is negotiating to extend the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire when it expires on Saturday rather than move to the second phase as originally planned and as Hamas wants,